Goldeyes lose to Sioux Falls in 18 innings

Goldeyes lose to Sioux Falls in 18 innings

The Winnipeg Goldeyes lost 4-2 to the Sioux Falls Canaries in 18 innings at Shaw Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Tied at 2-2 in the top of the 18th, Canaries’ right fielder Chris Grayson hit a two-run home run down the right field line. Grayson’s shot marked the first time either team had scored since the bottom of the eighth.

Kyle Schepel, who took the loss Monday, retired the side in order to record his fifth save of the year.

Tyler Wolfe was the winning pitcher for Sioux Falls with four scoreless innings of relief.

The 18 innings played set an American Association record. The Goldeyes and Wichita Wingnuts played 17 innings in Game Four of last year’s American Association Championship Series on September 18th. The Fort Worth Cats and Pensacola Pelicans also played a 17-inning contest on August 3rd, 2007.

Tuesday’s game lasted five hours and 33 minutes, which is an American Association regular season record. The Goldeyes and Kansas City T-Bones held the previous mark with a five-hour and 25-minute marathon on July 15, 2017. Game Four of last year’s final took five hours and 59 minutes to play.

Sioux Falls scored two runs on a double steal by Chris Grayson and Michael Hart in the top of the second. With both runners in motion, an errant throw to third went down the left field line, allowing Grayson and Hart to cross the plate.

Reggie Abercrombie scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth to put the Goldeyes on the board, while Grant Heyman’s two-out double in the eight tied the game at 2-2.

Prior to scoring his run in the sixth, Abercrombie stole second base. It was the 500th stolen base of Abercrombie’s 19-year professional career.

Alex Boshers started for the Goldeyes and took a no-decision, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits over six innings. Boshers walked two and struck out three.

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